Escort Mission

Escort Mission
Image Caption	"Escort"
Game	Airforce Delta
Mission Number	6
Enemies	See here
Location	City of Khalavar
Mission Objectives	Escort passenger plane out of combat zone.
Time Limit	10'00''00 (This is somewhat of an error; although a time limit is listed in the mission select, in-game, there is no time limit, and the time actually scrolls forward in this level)
Conditions of Mission Failure	Getting shot down Crashing plane Leaving mission zone Passenger plane is shot down
Reward(s)	Variable amount of money depending on enemies shot down and how they were shot down
Unlocks	The Gorge Base Tornado F3 (300,000 Credits)
Unlocked by	Dogfight

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Escort Mission is the sixth mission in the original Airforce Delta. It involves, obviously, escorting a passenger plane out of the combat area.

Briefing

We have a request from the government.

A group of freed Laconian prisoners in Khalavar, one of the Federation's provincial capitals, is being transported by a civilian aircraft and needs an escort.

Your mission is to accompany and guard the plane from the time of its takeoff from the airport.

These are civilians who were detained when the war broke out.

Bring them home safely.

The plane is scheduled for departure at 00:00.

Also, enemy ground forces appear to be gearing up to recapture Khalavar.

They are armed with anti-aircraft guns; destroy these and secure the plane from attack.

Walkthrough

Right away, you've got two minutes to clean up as many enemies as possible before the passenger plane takes off. Get to work! Prioritize the aircraft first; they like to go after the passenger plane as it takes off. The ground enemies can't chase after the passenger plane. Once the four aircraft are down, then get to work on cleaning up the ground forces. Prioritize the missile firing enemies; AA-guns aren't exactly much of a threat.

Once the plane takes off, four additional aircraft spawn; Immediately, these should be your top priority. Quickly shoot them down as they will immediately go after the passenger plane. Once they are down, either resume mopping up the ground units, or, if they're gone, kick back and relax, because you've basically won the level at this point. All in all, this mission takes about four and a half minutes to complete from start to finish.

Ally List

Ally Unit	Number	Score
Boeing 747	1	-

Enemy List

Enemy Unit	Number	Score
Kfir C.7	2	31,000
MiG-21 Fishbed	2	33,000
F-14D Tomcat	2	46,000
F-20 Tigershark	2	39,000
Gun Pod	3	4,500
Gun Pod	6	6,000
M1	2	5,000
Missile Pod	3	6,000
MSSL Pod	2	6,000
Destroyer	4	22,000
Carrier	2	12,000

Gallery (Enemy/NPCs)

Boeing 747 (ally)

Boeing 747 emblem

Kfir C.7

Kfir emblem.

MiG-21 Fishbed

MiG-21 emblem.

F-20 Tigershark

F-20 emblem.

F-14D Tomcat

F-14D emblem.

Destroyer

Carrier

Gun Pod

Missile Pod (MIM-104 Patriot)

M1

Image of the mission from the credits.

Video (Walkthrough/Soundtrack)

Trivia

• This is the only level in the original Airforce Delta which does not have a time limit. (Read info in the mission table; the "time limit" listed there does not actually appear in the level)
• This is also the only level in this game that has zero targets to destroy; all of the enemies are technically "optional".
• This is the only level where additional enemies spawn in the middle of the mission.
• This is also the only level to have a clock in the heads-up display.
• This is the only level to change the time of day of the shop and aircraft selection. While this mission is the next to complete in the campaign, the time of day will be night in the shop and the hangar.
• In the manual, the city is given the name "Kharaval"; most likely due to the the common translation issue of "L" and "R" being interchangeable in the Japanese language.